My second chess set was mostly made from glass. To be more specific, the pieces were made from various glass vials, tubes and pipettes, which I got from the lab I worked in then. For each of the pieces, I tried to put together tubes of differing sizes such that it captured the 'character' of the piece. The 'white' pieces were left unpainted, whereas the 'black' pieces were made black by pouring black paint into the tubes and vials, and letting that paint slowly flow out along the sides of the vials. For the pipettes, capillary action proved very useful! Painting the pieces on the inside like that created a very nice glossy look.
The board was made from a piece of Perspex, with adhesive black plastic used for the black squares.
I was really happy with how this set turned out! Unfortunately, due to its fragile nature, it did not survive the various house moves, and all that remains of it is the one picture shown above, taken in the snow ...
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